The Take: Will the Gaza hospital attack be a turning point for the world?

US President Biden arrived in Israel as a show of support, but the attack on a Gaza hospital has also united opposition.

People hold flags among a cloud of tear gas while clashing with security forces during a protest in support of Palestinians, near the U.S. embassy in Awkar, after hundreds of Palestinians were killed in a blast at Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza that Israeli and Palestinian officials blamed on each other, Lebanon October 18, 2023
After hundreds of Palestinians were killed in a blast at Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza, people hold flags among a cloud of tear gas during a protest in support of Palestinians, near the US embassy in Awkar, in Lebanon, October 18, 2023 [Zohra Bensemra/Reuters]

From the streets to world leaders, there’s been widespread outrage over the deadly attack on the al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza. Nearly 500 people were killed in the attack, making it the deadliest single incident since the start of Israel’s war. It came just hours before US President Joe Biden arrived in Tel Aviv for meetings with top Israeli officials. While Biden once again affirmed Washington’s support for Israel, others are distancing themselves from the unprecedented violence. Jordan’s king called off a summit between the US, Egypt, and the Palestinian Authority. The UN chief, for the first time, called for an immediate ceasefire. And popular momentum is building around the world against Israel’s brutal siege on Gaza.

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This episode was produced by Miranda Lin, Khaled Soltan and our host Malika Bilal. Sonia Bhagat and Fahrinisa Campana fact-checked this episode.

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Tim St Clair mixed this episode. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer.

Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.

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Source: Al Jazeera